poet

poet
poet (n.) early 14c., "a poet, a singer" (c.1200 as a surname), from O.Fr. poete (12c.), from L. poeta "poet, author," from Gk. poetes "maker, author, poet," from poiein "to make, create, compose," from PIE *kwoiwo- "making," from root *kwei- "to pile up, build, make" (Cf. Skt. cinoti "heaping up, piling up," O.C.S. cinu "act, deed, order").
Replaced Old English scop (which survives in SCOFF (Cf. scoff)). Used in 14c., as in classical languages, for all sorts of writers or composers of works of literature. Fem. form poetresse (now poetess) is recorded from early 15c. Poète maudit, "a poet insufficiently appreciated by his contemporaries," lit. "cursed poet," attested by 1930, from French (1884, Verlaine). For poet laureate see LAUREATE (Cf. laureate).

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  • poet — poet, versifier, rhymer, rhymester, poetaster, bard, minstrel, troubadour denote a composer who uses metrical or rhythmical language as his medium. Poet is used in a generic sense and in several highly specific senses. In its generic sense it… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Poet — Po et, n. [F. po[ e]te, L. po[ e]ta, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to make. Cf. {Poem}.] One skilled in making poetry; one who has a particular genius for metrical composition; the author of a poem; an imaginative thinker or writer. [1913 Webster] The poet s… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • poet — poet1 [pō′ət] n. [ME < OFr poete < L poeta < Gr poiētēs, one who makes, poet < poiein, to make: see POEM] 1. a person who writes poems or verses 2. a person who displays imaginative power and beauty of thought, language, etc. poet2… …   English World dictionary

  • Poēt — (lat. poëta), Dichter; Poeta laureatus, soviel wie »gekrönter Dichter« (s. d.) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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  • poet — [n] person who writes expressive, rhythmic verse artist, author, balladist, bard, dilettante, dramatist, librettist, lyricist, lyrist, maker, metrist, odist, parodist, poetaster, rhapsodist, rhymer, rimer, sonnetist, versifier, writer; concepts… …   New thesaurus

  • poet — ► NOUN 1) a person who writes poems. 2) a person possessing special powers of imagination or expression. DERIVATIVES poetess noun …   English terms dictionary

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  • Poet — A poet is a person who writes poetry. EtymologyFrom the ancient greek : , poieō : I make or compose ; , poïêtes : artisan, creator, maker (also makar), author, poet > Latin : : poet, author > Old French : (1200 1400) or > Used ( poet ) in 14th.… …   Wikipedia

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